Eleana
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- el-ee-AH-na
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,101 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #3,167 for girls
Eleana is a girls' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,101st for girls in the UK (8 babies) and 3,167th for girls in the US (50 babies).
Where does Eleana come from?
Greek: variant of Elena, the Greek and Spanish form of Helen; also linked to Eliana
Is Eleana a girl's or a boy's name?
Eleana is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 8 girls in the UK and 50 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Eleana in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,101among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 35,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 42% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the UK were named Eleana, making it the 3,101st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 5,734th. Its busiest year was 1998, with 19 girls.
Half of all the girls named Eleana in the UK since 1996 were born between 2000 and 2016. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 946 girls in the UK were given Eleana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #57, up from #3,101 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,033rd in England and Wales.
Eleana in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #3,101 |
| 2024 | 8 | #3,076 |
| 2023 | 11 | #2,481 |
| 2022 | 6 | #3,728 |
| 2021 | 3 | #5,824 |
| 2020 | 3 | #5,734 |
| 2019 | 8 | #3,018 |
| 2018 | 8 | #3,068 |
| 2017 | 10 | #2,652 |
| 2016 | 6 | #3,788 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 4 | #4,888 |
| 2013 | 12 | #2,309 |
| 2012 | 9 | #2,887 |
| 2011 | 14 | #2,032 |
| 2010 | 4 | #4,931 |
| 2009 | 7 | #3,201 |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 9 | #2,543 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 11 | #2,061 |
| 2004 | 10 | #2,064 |
| 2003 | 8 | #2,320 |
| 2002 | 8 | #2,231 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,723 |
| 2000 | 13 | #1,502 |
| 1999 | 13 | #1,493 |
| 1998 | 19 | #1,158 |
| 1997 | 7 | #2,281 |
| 1996 | 18 | #1,122 |
How popular is Eleana in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,167among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 50about 1 in 32,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 40% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 50 girls in the US were named Eleana, making it the 3,167th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,261st. Its busiest year was 2023, with 55 girls. It first appears in the records in 1916.
Half of all the girls named Eleana in the US since 1880 were born between 1991 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 11,101 girls in the US were given Eleana or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #8, up from #3,167 for this spelling alone.
Eleana in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | #3,167 |
| 2024 | 55 | #2,976 |
| 2023 | 55 | #3,014 |
| 2022 | 48 | #3,312 |
| 2021 | 45 | #3,434 |
| 2020 | 32 | #4,261 |
| 2019 | 38 | #3,850 |
| 2018 | 44 | #3,496 |
| 2017 | 40 | #3,768 |
| 2016 | 36 | #4,082 |
| 2015 | 45 | #3,478 |
| 2014 | 40 | #3,776 |
| 2013 | 48 | #3,313 |
| 2012 | 39 | #3,914 |
| 2011 | 41 | #3,722 |
| 2010 | 35 | #4,179 |
| 2009 | 42 | #3,736 |
| 2008 | 31 | #4,760 |
| 2007 | 53 | #3,214 |
| 2006 | 47 | #3,413 |
| 2005 | 44 | #3,400 |
| 2004 | 44 | #3,387 |
| 2003 | 27 | #4,663 |
| 2002 | 28 | #4,377 |
| 2001 | 32 | #3,936 |
| 2000 | 46 | #3,016 |
| 1999 | 28 | #4,084 |
| 1998 | 31 | #3,727 |
| 1997 | 23 | #4,505 |
| 1996 | 15 | #6,059 |
| 1995 | 21 | #4,672 |
| 1994 | 19 | #5,011 |
| 1993 | 14 | #6,257 |
| 1992 | 17 | #5,477 |
| 1991 | 32 | #3,363 |
| 1990 | 22 | #4,375 |
| 1989 | 17 | #5,043 |
| 1988 | 10 | #7,106 |
| 1987 | 23 | #3,740 |
| 1986 | 33 | #2,844 |
| 1985 | 13 | #5,346 |
| 1984 | 13 | #5,221 |
| 1983 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 10 | #6,369 |
| 1981 | 17 | #4,343 |
| 1980 | 8 | #7,417 |
| 1979 | 18 | #4,051 |
| 1978 | 11 | #5,562 |
| 1977 | 7 | #7,565 |
| 1976 | 5 | #9,282 |
| 1975 | 9 | #5,982 |
| 1974 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 9 | #5,578 |
| 1972 | 7 | #6,556 |
| 1971 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 7 | #6,361 |
| 1969 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 11 | #4,221 |
| 1967 | 6 | #6,041 |
| 1966 | 6 | #5,808 |
| 1965 | 7 | #5,288 |
| 1964 | 5 | #6,766 |
| 1963 | 11 | #4,018 |
| 1962 | 9 | #4,532 |
| 1961 | 5 | #6,566 |
| 1960 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 5 | #6,085 |
| 1956 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 6 | #5,207 |
| 1954 | 6 | #5,146 |
| 1953 | 6 | #5,039 |
| 1952 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 8 | #4,010 |
| 1950 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #4,234 |
| 1948 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 5 | #5,293 |
| 1946 | 7 | #3,993 |
| 1945 | 7 | #3,674 |
| 1944 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #4,620 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 6 | #3,740 |
| 1934 | 6 | #3,800 |
| 1933 | 6 | #3,751 |
| 1932 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 7 | #3,495 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,723 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 5 | #5,059 |
| 1923 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #4,021 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 6 | #4,249 |
| 1918 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 5 | #4,415 |
Nicknames for Eleana
- Ellie 552 girls in the UK in 2025
Names like Eleana
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Alexandra Elena Athena Francesca Arabella Lyra Isabella Zoe Ariana Emilia Chloe Ariella
Other spellings of Eleana
Eliana Elliana Elyana Eliyana Eliyanah Elianah Eliaana Ellyana Ellyanna Eliyanna Elleana Eliannah
Names related to Eleana
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Phoebe Margot Luke Sophie Iris Maisie
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Eleana: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/eleana, updated 20 October 2026.